CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 SERIES 10 MADHY A" PRADESH DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PARTS X(A) & X(B) VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWN-WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT JABALPUR DISTRICT A.K. PANDYA Of THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPEIUTIONS. MADHYA PIUDESH PUBLISHED BY THE GOVT. OF MADHYA PRADESH 1975 1971 CENSUS PUBLICATIONS, MADHYA PRADESH (An the Census Publications of this State will bear series No. 10) PART I Census General Report including (in Sub-Parts) Subsidiary Tables. PART II-A Census Tables on population. PART II-B Economic Tables. (in Sub-Parts) PART II-C Social and Cultural Tables. (in Sub-Parts) PART III-A Establishment Report and Subsidiary T~ble$.. PART III-B Establishment Tables. PART IV Housing Report and Tables. PARTV Special Tables & Ethnographic Notes QIl (in Sub-Parts) Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. PART VI-A Town Directory. PART VI-B Special Survey Reports on s~lected ToWlls. PARTVI-C Survey Reports On selected ViIlage~. PART-VII Special Report on Graduates and Techmc.ai Personnel. PART VIII-A Ad ministration Report-EnumeratIOn. PART VIII-B Administration Report:-Ta1:>ulation PART IX Census Atlas. PART IX-A Administrative Atlas. STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS PART X-A Village and Town Directory. PARTX-B Village and Town Prima,ry Census Abstracts.. PART 'X-C Analytical Report and Administrative state~ & District Census Tables. (District Census Handbooks are published under Part X in 3 Parts-A, B & C for eiIdc Qfthe 43 districts in the State. Parts A and B are published in one volume). CONTENTS Pages 1. Preface i-Ii 2. List of Abbreviations 1 3. Alphabetical List of Villages 3-28 (i) Murwara Tahsil 3-8 (ii) Sihora Tahsil 9-17 (iii) Patan Tahsil 17-22 Uv) JabaJpur Tahsil 22-28 PART A 1. Explanatory Note 31-44 2. Village Directory (Amenities and Land-use) 46-1~9 (i) Murwara Tahsil 46-69 (ii) Sihora Tahsil 70-103 (iii) Patan Tahsil ](}4-1~3 (iv) Jabalpur Tahsii 124-14') 3. App:ndix to Village Directory 150-151 4. Town Directory 152-161) (i) Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns 152 (ii) Physical Aspects and Location of Towns 153 (iii) Civic Finance 154-155 (iv) Civic and other Amenities l::l6 (v) Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities in Towns 15 7-153 (vi) Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 159 (vii) Population by Religion and Schedu:ed Ca.tesjScheduled Tribes in Towns 1(1) PART B 1. Explanatory Note 163-}64 2. Figures at a Glance ]65 ( ii ) Pages 3. Primary Ceosus Abstract 166-36S District Abstract 166-177 Murwara Tahsil 178-225 (Rural) 178-213 (Urban) 212-225 Sihora Tahsil 226-269- (Rural) 226-267 (Urban) 266-26~ Palan Tahsil 270-291 (Rural) 270-289 (Urban) 28tl--291 Jabalpur Tahsil 292-365 (Rural) 292-317 (Urban) 316-365 PREFAGB Prior to the 1951 Census, there was no regular separate publication at the district level regarding the data collected, although the seeds of the District Census Handbooks can be traced to the 'Village Lists brought out for every district in 1901 and 'Village Statistics' of every district published in 1911 and 1941. No. definite answer is forthcoming as to why such publications, giving village-wise information of occupied houses, break-up of population into males/females and literates, were not brought out in 1921 and 1931 The reason could be transfer from 1921 of certain charges on Census previously met fi:om the provincia. revenues to the Central revenues and the Government ofIndia may not have considered it ncccssary to publish statistics up to the village level. 'Village Statistic,' in 1941 were brought out by the Central Provinces & Berar Government and this practice of bringing out district-wise publications at the c05t of the State Govern­ ment has since been continuing. 2. The scope of the district-wise publications, now called the District Census Handbooks, has been under­ going change with each successive Census from 1951. In 1951, the District Census Handbooks only contained the Primary Census Abstract and the Census tables. In view of the usefulness of separate publication for each district, improvements were made at the time of the 1961 Census by including non-Cenous data like climate, agriculture, co-operation, industry, education, etc. An 'Introductory Note' was also added to highlight the more striking features. Unfortunately, the desire to make district-wise Census publications very comprehensive resulted in late availability of the books to the users. Therefore, this time the District Census Handbooks have been divided into three part~ in order to release maximum data, as and when finalised, so that the publications may have a useful life of about seven to eight years ofinter-Censal decennium. Part A will contain Primarily non-Census statistics, Part B the Primary Census Abstract and Part C various administrative statistics with a chapter titled "Introducing the district". It may be mentioned here that subsequently a decision has been taken to merge Parts A and B in one volume on grounds of economy. 3. Much of the delay in the publication of the District Census Handbooks after the 1961 Census was due to delay in collection of administrative statistics and the decision to write the Introductory Note ill the head office. Separation of administrative statistics as Part c: of the District Census Handbook and the kind Co­ operation of the State Government, permitting Collectors of the 1961-71 decade towrite the chapter on "Introducing thc District," is likely to go a long way in early publication of all the parts of the District Census Handbooks. Another favourable factor this time is the early decisiun of the State Government to permit printing in private presses as and when the work-load on the State Government Presses is heavy and likeJy (0 rcsultin delay in the bringing out of the District Census Handbook of allY district. It would not be out of place to point out here that the work-load in connection with the District Cer:::,es Handbooks is very much more this time, not only On account of wider coverage but largely due to (he decision to bring out the District Census Handbooks in Hindi as well as English. In all, there will be 172 puLlications, 4 per district of which 2 will be in hindi and 2 in english. Advance action was taken thi, time to culleer the non-Census data and ids hoped that the combined volume of Parts A and B of all the '13 cliotlicb \'.'ould be out by the end of 1973 and Part C of all the districts by the middle of 1975. This \\'ould he a definite improvement on the 1961 performance when printing of the District Census Handbooks covered the period 1964 to 1967. 4. In his Preface to the 1961 District Census Handbooks, my jJlcdcccs::,ur, Slui G. Jagathpathi, had observed thus, "It was not possible at this Census to base all Census statibtio 011 tl:e development block as the uni t mainly because in 1961 there were many areas not till th('11 covcnd by blocks. 1 he coveragc had become complete by about the middle of 1963 and it is not unlikely that the 1971 Census will recognise the block as the basic field unit as much for purposes of presentation as for operational purposes.". It has not been possible to adopt the development block as the basic unit for operation and presentation in this Census for more than one reason. Firstly, the office of the Block Development Officer was abolished in December, 1965 j its resurrection in the form of office of the Block Development Assistant fi'om 2-10-69 had not taken firm rools up to the time field arrangements for the 1971 Census were finalised. Secondly, the tahsil as a ullit 01' field arrangements has many morc advantages, the most significant being the ready ayailability of that lcgelldary functionary-the patwari-without whose active co-operation it would be a formidable ta~k to dctcrmine Whether a habited structure in a cultivated field is part of village X or Y. Even, otherwi,e, since village­ wise figures are availablc, it should not be difficult for those in need of data for intermediate units between the village and the tahsil, like the devel0l'ment block or patwari halka, to compile it by adding figures of concerned villages. The tahsil has for long been a fixed unit of administration and, to my mind, should be retained in preference to the development block whose jurisdiction may undergo a change in accordance with the pace of future development. 2 5. In conclusion, I would like to place on record my grateful thanks to the Government of Madhya Pradesh for having so kindly agreed to undertake the publication of the Handbooks in hindi as well as english to the various government and semi-government offices for un-hesitatingly making available the ,non-Census statistics, and to the Controller, Government Press, and his staff for arr-anging early printing in the Govern­ ment and private Presses. BHOPAL: A. K. PANDYA 15 th August, 1972. GCPB-169-18·9-73-10,OOO. 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Civic Administration 32 Hospital H I Corporation C 33 T.B. Clinic TBC 2 Municipality M 34 Maternity & Child Welfare Centre MCW 3 Notified Area Committee NAC 35 Ayurvedic Dispensary AD 4 Cantonment Board CB 36 Nursing Home NH Non-Municipal; Non-Town Committee; 37 Family Planning Centre FC Non-Panchayat NM 38 Veterinary Hospital VH 6 Gram Panchayat P V Electricity U Other Amenities (be"erage & Drainage) 39 Electricity E 7 Open Surface Drains OSD 40 Electricity fOT Irrigation EI 8 Box Surface Drains BSD 41 Electdcity for Industry EIN 9 Sewerage S VI Drinking Water Supply 10 Head Loads HL 11 Wheel Barrow WB 42 Tap Water T 12 Bullock Cart BC 43 River Water R Nala Water 13 Tractor/Truck TR/T 44 NW 14 Septic Tank Latrines ST 45 Tubewell Water TW 46 Well Water W III Educational 47 Tank Water TK 15 Primary School PR 48 Fountain Water F 16 Mddle School Mid.s 49 Canal C 17 Secondary High Schuol 50 Over Head Tank OHT 1 Sec.